Laos

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PART OF: Smoking for the State

How Imperial Brands’ Confidential Contract Kept Cigarette Prices Low in Laos — While Secretly Enriching a Political Insider

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June 17, 2025
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Pulitzer Center Update

AI Data Centers: Economy Boom or Environment Bust?

'It Only Takes a Little Push To Become Arid' Data centers are popping up all over the news, and...

Joanna S. Kao
Pulitzer Center Staff

May 23, 2025
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PART OF: Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

Banana Boom, Soil Bust

February 17, 2025
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PART OF: China's Billion-Dollar Craze for Durian Is Transforming Laos Forests

Chinese Businessmen Grow Durian in Laos: Sweet Profits or a Mirage? 'Duanwen' Podcast (Chinese)

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December 25, 2024
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Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

Forests in Laos are cleared to satisfy China’s appetite for bananas and durian.

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PART OF: Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

December 16, 2024
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PART OF: China's Billion-Dollar Craze for Durian Is Transforming Laos Forests

Chinese Traders’ Laotian Durian Dream (Chinese)

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December 16, 2024
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China's Billion-Dollar Craze for Durian Is Transforming Laos Forests

Chinese fruit producers look toward a neighboring country with vast uncultivated land.

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PART OF: China's Billion-Dollar Craze for Durian Is Transforming Laos Forests

Laos Durian Dreams Grow As Plantations Rise To Feed China

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October 19, 2024
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Pulitzer Center Update

Art, Influencers, and Food Raise Awareness of Mekong’s Rainforests

The #ShowMeYourTree campaign leverages the power of photos, food, film, and content creators to...

Angarika Gogoi
Guest Contributor

January 11, 2024
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PART OF: The Dark Side of Hydropower

How We Did It: The Dark Side of Hydropower

Tobias Landwehr
Grantee

December 12, 2023
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The Dark Side of Hydropower

Huge man-made structures are running full, but not with water.

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